# Claim 845

Protests against Defense Minister Strauss's role in the affair triggered a coalition crisis that ultimately also led to the resignation of Chancellor Konrad Adenauer.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

- Statement: Protests against Defense Minister Strauss's role in the affair triggered a coalition crisis that ultimately also led to the resignation of Chancellor Konrad Adenauer.
- Field: status
- Value: Coalition crisis and Adenauer's resignation
- About: [incident 1962-west-germany-spiegel-affair-raid-and-arrests](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1962-west-germany-spiegel-affair-raid-and-arrests)
- Source: Munich Demonstration for Freedom of the Press in Response to the Spiegel Affair (c. October/November 1962). https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/two-germanies-1961-1989/munich-demonstration-for-freedom-of-the-press-in-response-to-the-spiegel-affair-c-october-november-1962
- Publisher: German History in Documents and Images, German Historical Institute Washington
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 1962-11

## Quotation from the source

> Defense Minister Franz-Josef Strauß (CSU) triggered a coalition crisis and ultimately also led to the resignation of Chancellor Konrad Adenauer.

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